University of Central Florida senior Brandon Baroody never expected something so simple to turn into something so special.<\/p>\n
He was on UCF\u2019s Memory Mall in 2007 when someone asked him to play a pickup game of football. Five years later, the National Flag Football Championships Hall of Fame has honored Baroody for an illustrious flag football career.<\/p>\n
Baroody was \u00a0enshrined into the hall during a December ceremony in Pensacola. His co-recreational team was\u00a0in the Panhandle during the New Year\u2019s holiday to defend its 2011 national championship, but finished as runner-up.<\/p>\n
He joins Drew Hill (2011) as the only two Knights to be inducted into the hall for their accomplishments while playing intramural sports at UCF. Nick Brigati, a former UCF Intramural Sports graduate assistant, is also in the hall for his officiating career while seeking his undergraduate degree at Ohio University.<\/p>\n
Baroody is a four-time defensive All-American (2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011), making him only the fourth player to be named All-American four times in the history of the tournament. His on-field individual accomplishments include:<\/p>\n
Baroody credits his teammates for his individual success. \u201cIf you\u2019re team isn\u2019t good, you don\u2019t get recognized,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also credits the competitive nature of the Recreation and Wellness Center\u2019s Intramural Sports program. \u201cUCF is a great place for competition,\u201d he said. \u201cYou get a feel for what it\u2019s like playing in a tournament. To be good here you have to be good and organized. Once you get a taste of victory you want to keep going for more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baroody, a Miami native, is scheduled to graduate in May with a double major in marketing and finance, and a \u00a0minor in accounting. He said success on the field can translate to the real world. \u201cFlag football is a thinking man\u2019s game. Seeing things as they develop and adapting to it,\u201d he said. \u201cAdapting during the game is what leads you to success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baroody\u2019s co-recreational team also played in the NIRSA National Campus Championship Series title Jan. 4-6 on the UCF campus, and the team finished second. Baroody is a five-time NCCS \u00a0champion, including three straight titles in the co-recreational division:<\/p>\n
UCF Intramural Sports and the RWC are funded by the Student Government Association. UCF flag football teams have won 10 national titles in the past 40 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"University of Central Florida senior Brandon Baroody never expected something so simple to turn into something so special. He was on UCF\u2019s Memory Mall in 2007 when someone asked him to play a pickup game of football. Five years later, the National Flag Football Championships Hall of Fame has honored Baroody for an illustrious flag football career. Baroody was \u00a0enshrined…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":44727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9222],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-44726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-brandon-baroody"],"yoast_head":"\n